Engineering

Pay

Aerospace and Defence

Graduate aerospace engineers may earn from around £20,000 - £25,000 a year and up to £40,000 with experience. Senior engineers may earn £50,000 or more.

Technician aerospace engineers may earn around £15,000 a year and with experience may be able to earn between £25,000 and £30,000. Senior technicians may earn £35,000 or more.

Chemical

Chemical engineers and biochemical engineers may earn from around £26,000 to over £60,000 a year. The average salary for a chemical engineer may be around £47,000.

Chemical engineering technicians may start from around £14,500 to £21,000 a year and up to £30,000 a year or more at senior technician level.

Electrical and Electronic

Electrical engineers may earn from around £20,000 to over £50,000 a year.

Electrical engineering technicians may earn approximately £15,000 a year in their final year of training and, when fully qualified, may earn around £23,000 a year. Experienced electrical engineering technicians may earn around £31,000 a year, or more if they have managerial responsibilities.

Electronic engineers may earn from around £20,000 to over £65,000 a year.

Experienced electronic technicians may earn around £20,000 a year. Senior technicians, or those with management or supervisory responsibilities, may earn £30,000 or more.

Materials

Materials engineers may earn from around £20,000 to over £55,000 a year.

Materials engineering technicians may earn from around £17,000 to £30,000 or more a year, if they have supervisory responsibilities.

Mechanical

Mechanical engineers may earn from around 16,500 to over £50,000 a year.

Mechanical engineering technicians may earn from around £20,000, when qualified, to £35,000 or more a year, if they have supervisory responsibilities.

Medical

Clinical engineering trainees in the National Health Service (NHS) normally start on £24,831 a year. Clinical engineers working as state-registered clinical scientists in the NHS may earn between £29,789 and £39,273 a year, or higher. Consultant clinical scientists may earn between £53,256 and £95,333. Salaries may be higher in the private sector.